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Loading... Crossed: A Tale of the Fourth Crusadeby Nicole Galland
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This book is one of the best researched novels I have ever read, but that was not enough to make me enjoy the story. The characters (and their motivations) all felt a bit too modern when cast against the period setting of the novel. Still, I learned a lot of background information, and I found the quotes at the beginning of every chapter both clever and appropriate. (  )rohwyn | Jun 16, 2009 |   It is quite clear that Galland had done her homework and that she knew events and customs inside and out while writing the book. Still, I would almost hesitate to call the book historical fiction. It almost seems to be more modern fiction set against an historical backdrop. The Briton, in particular, has extremely modern sensibilities and voice. Having recently read Sharon Kay Penman’s “Devil’s Brood,” set in England in roughly the same period, the difference in period feel is striking. That being said, I still felt as if I learned much about this absurd ‘crusade’ of which I was quite ignorant. Although the book dragged a bit in the middle, I thought this was a very good read overall, just don’t go into it expecting period feel, or you will be disappointed. (  )DevourerOfBooks | Nov 19, 2008 | A very interesting tale of life about the Fourth Crusade, the one that never made it to the Holy Land. Characters changed and developed in a believable way as dissolusionment set in. Recommended. (  )jaimjane | May 7, 2008 | 0.097 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 006084180X, Paperback)In the year 1202, tens of thousands of crusaders gather in Venice, preparing to embark for Jerusalem to free the Holy City from Muslim rule. Among them is a lowly vagabond Briton, rescued from damnation by a pious knight who burns with zealous fire for their sacred undertaking. And so they set sail, along with dedicated companions—and with a beautiful, mysterious Arab "princess" whom the vagabond liberates from a brutish merchant. But the divine light guiding their "righteous" campaign soon darkens as the mission sinks ever deeper into catastrophe, disgrace, and moral turpitude—as Christians murder Christians in the Adriatic port city of Zara, tragic events are set in motion that will ultimately lead to the shocking and shameful fall of Constantinople. Impeccably researched and beautifully told, Nicole Galland's Crossed is a stunning tale of the disastrous Fourth Crusade—and of the hopeful, brave, and driven who were caught up in and irrevocably changed by a corrupted cause and a furious battle beyond their comprehension or control. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:53 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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